Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Online

Travel The Trans-Siberian Railway From Your Sofa

11:40PM February 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Travelling on the Trans Siberian Railway has always appealed to me, but it’s difficult finding a spare eight days to ride the 9259km long journey. Now I can complete the journey using YouTube and Google Maps… in 150 hours. More »


Computing

Apple SKUs Turn Up Purportedly Showing MacBook Pros/iMacs

10:51PM February 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

A Canadian Best Buy spy has sent us an image of some dummy Apple SKUs showing up on their system, and while we can’t confirm it’s legit, it comes rather soon after the last round. More »


Computing

Apple Offering Free Hard Drive Replacements For Some MacBooks

9:51PM February 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

MacBooks bought between 2006 and 2007 could be eligible for a free hard drive replacement, with Apple dodging a guilty admission, stating that “a very small percentage… may fail under certain conditions”. More »


Gaming

Rumour: Nintendo DS 2 Being Tested By Developers

9:22PM February 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The DS 2 (not to be confused with the XL, which only ate a super mushroom), is reportedly alive and kicking, with developers now testing the motion-sensing console – but it won’t be ready in time for GDC in March. More »


Gadgets

Hanwa’s USB Valve Dongle Upgrades Your PC With DTS Audio

8:39PM February 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

It’ll use up one of your valuable USB ports, and is only compatible with Windows, but a Hanwa USB valve tube that gives you the mighty power of DTS audio? Where do I sign up? More »


Gadgets

Spiderman Scales Sides Of Buildings Using Vacuum Cleaner Parts

8:00PM February 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

We’ve all got at least one vacuum cleaner lying around the house (gathering dust, in some cases), but hopefully no-one will be inspired by BBC presenter Jem Stansfield who scales buildings using sucking force from the machines. More »


Software

Firefox Mobile For Android Could Be Available By End Of The Year

7:47PM February 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Firefox Mobile for Android is inevitable, it’s just a question of when. While it’s still vague, at least we know it’s on the cards for late this year, with Mozilla’s VP of mobiles telling TechRadar the hold up is due to different code: More »


Battle Ops Bumblebee Is Bipolar

5:00PM February 17, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Hasbro’s flagship Transformer this year is a giant bi-polar Bumblebee, with two modes – Battle and Guardian – that have different personalities. Fair enough. But can somebody explain the samurai Transformer that turns into a tank? More »


Smirk About Skins Cover Pretty Much Anything

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3:39PM February 17, 2010 | Nick Broughall

There’s nothing new about smothering your iPhone with some fancy protector skin. But Sydney company Smirk About has taken skins to the next level by creating high quality vinyl coverings for pretty much any gadget you can think of. More »


Science

Calculate The Speed Of Light By Melting Chocolate

3:20PM February 17, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

You might already know that the speed of light is 299,792,458 metres per second, but now you can confirm that number by playing kitchen scientist and melting chocolate. And then you eating the results. More »